The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-07
RaIipinus Notes.

Religious Notes.
They that will not abide Gods time can not
receive Gods blessing.
One of the rarest of Christian virtues is pa
thence amid unjust, unkind remarks about ones
self
Robert Hall: The innocence of the intention
abates nothing Of the mischief of the
ample.
Sir Thomas More wrote in his journal: II
make it my business to wish as little / can.
except that were wiser and better"
The tongue shows to physician the disease
of the body; to a philosopher. the disease of the
mind; to Christian. the disease of the soul.
The Rev. Mr. Tong, Chinese Baptist
preacher, delivers exhortations in front of
large pagan temple in Chinatown, San Francisco,
every Sunday.
MIA. 1t has now ninety five churches in that
State, and has made net gain of so per cent in
church membership since 1880.
Talmage: There is such detective as
prayer, for can hide away from It. It
puts its hand on the shoulder of man 10000
miles off. 1t alights on ship mid Atlantic.
The South Sea islanders at their last mission
airy meeting raised 81. 531 for new yacht to
carry the gospel to New Guinea. This repre-
sents a degree of generosity and sacrifice
often paraleled in the home churches
The Rev. DR.. J. M. King. OF New York city,
is authority for the remarkable statement that
out of 300 families who admitted to canvassers
from his church that they had copy of the
Bible. 200 lived in brown stone fronts.
Locke: Let no one say that he cannot govern
his passions hinder them from breaking
out and carrying him to action; for what ne can
do before prince or great man he can do
alone. or in the presence of God, ii he will
We shape ourselves the Joy or fear
OF which the coming life is made,
And fill our futures atmosphere
With sunshine or with shade.
Whittier
Thirty EIGHT Protestant missionary societies
at work in China. They have 725 mission
aries Ar in the field field, of whom half are women.
There are 1883 native helpers. ordained and
ordained, and the communicates number 2S,-
SOC.
Should all the weight of life
Be laid across our shoulders and the future, fife
With woe and struggle. meet face to face
At just one place.
We could not 20.
George Klingle.
The Rev. George Mueller founder of the
famous orphange, returned to Bristol June
Guiding the United States. Australia, Japan,
China, Straits of Malacca, and through the con-
tinent of Europe. He was heartily welcomed
by the 1000 children at the orphanage
Spurgeon: Sing in fae weather. Any bird
can do that. Praising God when all goes we'll Is
commonplace work. Everybody marks the
nightingale above all other birds because she
singeth when the other Ministries of the wood
are silent and asleep; and thus doth faith praise
God under the cloud. Songs in the day are
from man, but God himself gveth songs in the
night.
lions Herald: He who mopes continually
over the state of his own heart, gives enter
tanment to what has been quantity called the
"house devil. self 1t is far better. nay, is is
positive duty, not TO indulge such moping but
to spend ones time in ''steadfastly contemplat-
ing Christ It Is only by looking unto Jesus"
that this torme ntng 'house devil" can be ex-
orcised.
The Sunday. School Times referring to the
jocose division of the Church of England into
Altitudinarians, Latitudinarians and Platitudi
narians, suggests that in most religious bodies
another class which it designates as Lassitudi-
narians. is quite numerously represented. The
secret of Lassitudinaranism is broad, compre-
hensive and al-inclusive indifference to religious
things
The Christian Register opens a series of arti-
ces upon the practical benevolent work of the
various denominations with account of the
pressiye exhibit Mich of the work Is done ON I'm, IN
an unsectarian spirit. Out of 25.459 patients
cared for the St. Lukcs Hospital for ex-
ample, only 10, 1923 were connected with the
Episcopal churches.
Let then labor for an upward Stiffness
An inward stiffness and an inward healing;
That perfect silence where the lips and heart
Are still, and no longer entertain
Our own imperfect thoughts and vain opinions.
But God alone speaks in and we wait
In singeness of heart. that may know
His will and in the silence o our spirits
That we may do His will, and do that only
Have you ever tried to make yourself happy
by causing others to be 500 If not. perform
around you, and you will be surprised to see
how quickly the medicine will begin to take
effect. A few doses will the most agra
waited cases of the blues. It will relieve selfish
ness, dependency and discomfort It is the
best medicine for the purpose advertised. Dose
one kind act each day. Warranted to cure.
Jeremy Taylor: Some men talk like angels
and pray with fervor. and mediate with deep
recesses, and speak to God with loving affection
and words of union, and adhere to him in silent
devotion, and when they go abroad are as pas
sionate ever, peevish as a frightened t1y veg
ing themselves with their own reflections. they |
are cruel with their bargains. unmerciful 10 |
their tenants, and proud barbarian prince |
They are, for all their fine words, impatient of
reproof, scornfu to their neighbors lovers of |
money, supreme in their own thoughts and |
81 bmit to none. AL their spiritual fancy is an |
illusion They still under the power of |
their passions. and their sins rule them imper- |
iously, and carry them away infallbly.